Glenfarclas gets put in a museum

The National Musuem of Scotland has recently put in a new permantent exhibition entitled “Scotland: A Changing Nation”. A part of this exhibition is, naturally, set aside for whisky – and one whisky in particular.

It was in the 1930s when Glenfarclas sold 50 cases to H Albrecht and Company in Illinois. A Mr Shrive purchased six cases of this whisky and most of it was drunk. Although prohibition had recently been repealed, the whisky didn’t dissapear in a drunken stupor. By 1994 one whosle case and one single bottle remained and Mr Shrive’s wrote to Glenfarclas Distillery and offered them the bottles. John Grant, 5th generation Glenfarclas-Grant, flew to the States to bring the whisky “home” – on a First Class seat by British Airways.

The unopened case and bottle can now be seen by all visitors to The National Musuem of Scotland (Chambers Street, Edinburgh).